Section 5
Toward a Welfare State
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Toward a Welfare State
FDR's New Deal established a number of influential welfare programs, the first of their kind in the United States.
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Empowering Labor
The New Deal succeeded in introducing a number of laws that empowered labor.
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Neglected Americans and the New Deal
The New Deal embraced the existing racial and gender inequalities and offered limited opportunities to African Americans and women.